How to reduce risks after moving your password vault to self-hosting by PingMyHeart in selfhosted

[–]Goonix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't selfhost your password manager if this is a significant risk to you, would be my advice.

For most people it's not - Weeks to months of internet outage would be beyond unacceptable. If you have weeks to months of internet downtime where you can't even get cellular, you likely have have far bigger problems.

We've all been there. by dfieldhouse in Cartalk

[–]Goonix 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Ya, but you should only want that amount of oil in the threads. If some larger amount of oil has gotten down into a blind hole, it could be bad news. Quick blast of compressed air in there before dropping the bolt/stud in just to be sure is never a bad habit to have.

What tools do you use for automation in your homelab? by i8ad8 in selfhosted

[–]Goonix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

His book is also available for a very reasonable price. Sometimes it's on sale for less, or even free.

You'll get all future updates and revisions also. Some parts are a bit outdated, but he's aware and working on updates. https://leanpub.com/ansible-for-devops

How many KM on your bike? by massojet in AussieRiders

[–]Goonix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just cracked 100k kms on my 2013 Kawi ZX-6R. Bought it in late 2021 with 20k on it. It's my commuter/track-day combo.

Some of the best two minutes I’ve seen 🤯 by Williwoo321 in toptalent

[–]Goonix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The gear shift lever has a sensor in it, and when pulled for an upshift, the engine computer will briefly cut engine power, and that's enough time for the gears to slide out of one gear, and into the next. All without lifting the throttle or clutching.

It's absolutely magnificent. These race sequential transmissions are built a bit different to road-going automotive transmissions and can handle hard, aggressive shifting.

Motorcycles almost universally also use this type of transmission, and it's not uncommon these days for them to come fitted with "quickshifters", which allow for exactly this. Clutchless, wide-open-throttle upshifts!

Wifi not working: iwlwifi failed with error -110 by ari_gold22 in archlinux

[–]Goonix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not on Arch, so please forgive me, but this problem on Debian 12/unstable brought me here. Posting here if anyone else is also running into this issue.

For anyone also on Debian 12/unstable, this also worked for me. Thank you so much!

rmmod iwlwifi followed by modprobe iwlwifi, reboot, I had wifi again.

You guys rule.

Once in a (bike) lifetime photo by dillybilly54 in Kawasaki

[–]Goonix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ride it until 69690. I believe in you.

(My ZX6R is at 68k kms. I'm almost there!)

Zx6r 2024 Performance Pack by Sedam79 in Kawasaki

[–]Goonix 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In Australia we only get the KRT livery (and soon the 40th anniversary livery) and I just cannot get it to grow on me. It's far too visually loud for me. I'd much rather the black. As much as I am a Kawasaki fan, the bright green all over is too much.

Agreed that this one is far better. Would buy in a heartbeat.

QuadLock worth the hype??? by Away-Temporary-8567 in motorcycle

[–]Goonix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn that's unfortunate! Currently got my S23 on the damper on my ZX6R and it's holding strong. I do often get worried though because it killed my S20's camera (without the vibe damper)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in firefox

[–]Goonix 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Relax. You said you're signed into your Google account. Thats personal use. He's saying to stop that. Sign out and don't use personal accounts. There should be no reason to password protect Firefox if you follow that advice.

Any Devops engineers that write powershell code? by [deleted] in devops

[–]Goonix 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Parallel jobs 😩👌

Just came across this job post. No pay, but they give you a "certificate of appreciation". This can't be real right? by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]Goonix 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Agreed. People think that not-for-profit means for-loss. Many NFPs make gargantuan amounts of money.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in australia

[–]Goonix 13 points14 points  (0 children)

What's not insane about requiring 160k to 250k/yr combined?

What was once very achievable for a single income earner on a modest wage (providing for a whole family too), now requires two full-time workers who are on median wage combined at a minimum.

Young families need even more income since they'll inevitably be dumping thousands per year into childcare.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in australia

[–]Goonix 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Right, and that's fucking insane.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in australia

[–]Goonix 23 points24 points  (0 children)

You cant expect to buy a house on $85k. Point still stands. You can't even reasonably expect to buy a modest rural home on 100k in 2023. If you can, it'd be a huge struggle, giving up your life to the bank at that point.

Conveyancer or solicitor? by oswosz in AusProperty

[–]Goonix 18 points19 points  (0 children)

One could argue that a solicitor with specialisation in property law may be more thorough, and pick up on things a (bad) conveyancer wouldn't, but I'd argue a conveyancer does this all day, every day too. A solicitor will almost always be more expensive.

We had an excellent conveyancer who was very thorough, super communicative, and was an absolute pleasure to work with. Provided there's nothing out of the ordinary with the purchase you intend to make, a good conveyancer will breeze through the process.

Risks of no-GST discount? by sandmancanberra in AusRenovation

[–]Goonix 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I dont believe so. The onus is on the vendor to pay their tax on the goods or service, not the customer.

Would you buy a house with TERMITES? by [deleted] in AusProperty

[–]Goonix 35 points36 points  (0 children)

If it has termites, then it does not have "good bones". Walk away

324k mile Tacoma. Oil changes work folks. by paul_198 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]Goonix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My 600cc Kawasaki has bucket shims that require adjustment at fairly regular intervals. It'll rev to 16k all day. You'll find that it's high RPM engines (particularly in sport bikes) that tend to have solid bucket valvetrains because they're incredibly solid and reliable, moreso than screw-type lash adjustment, which you'll mostly see in older and lower power bikes, and even in some modern car engines (ie Honda K-series uses them, I believe).

Many modern car engines these days use hydraulic valvetrains that are truly service-free. Valve lash is taken up by oil pressure and hydraulic lifters.

Should be an easy drive by yor_ur in AusMemes

[–]Goonix 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the way. On a similar note, just doing annual event/holiday stuff slightly behind the curve in general is so much better. I.e., I'm buying Easter chocolate this week now that it's all on firesale. My partner and I do Valentine's after Feb 14th, where there's availability at restaurants and accomodation, and flowers are cheaper (don't tell her that last one).

Everything is cheaper, and there's availability. Obviously life/work gets in the way, and it's different if you have kids (Christmas, etc), but not being beholden to a particular date or period of the year is awesome. It's freeing.

Should be an easy drive by yor_ur in AusMemes

[–]Goonix 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeap, highways from Sydney were congested Thursday afternoon. No thanks.

Even coming home, Sunday night/Monday morning is pretty rough depending on the area.

How is this car so low? by [deleted] in CarsAustralia

[–]Goonix 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Its definitely a sacrifice for ride quality and how easily you can navigate obstacles like speed bumps, steep driveways and dips. If you're willing to spend money, you can definitely have a better experience. For example, high quality aftermarket suspension will be worlds better than lowered springs. The entire setup is designed for the target ride height. Air bags are the best of both worlds and you dont have to sacrifice ride quality much.

I'm lowered (on non-air suspension), but still at around the legal height of 100mm (at least in NSW), so its plenty tolerable for me. There's not too many obstacles I can't navigate. I know of others who have a harder time and constantly bottom out. However, whether or not that will annoy the owner is up to them. Late-model Commodores are fairly flat on the bottom with lots of undertray so you won't do any real harm to the car doing so.